New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 11

Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities

1Now when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346had comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he assembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,180,000מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977men who were warriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4‘Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “You shall not goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up or fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973yourrelativesאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251;returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everyH376manH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,for thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is from Me.”’” So they listenedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from goingמִלֶּ֥כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

5Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389andbuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892for defenseלְמָצ֖וֹרle.ma.TzorH4692in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6Thus he builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129BethlehemH1035,Etamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862,Tekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7Beth-zurH1049,Socoשׂוֹכ֖וֹso.KhoH7755,Adullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661,Mareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762,Ziphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9Adoraimאֲדוֹרַ֥יִם'a.do.Ra.yimH115,Lachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,Azekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10Zorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881,Aijalonאַיָּל֔וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357and Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are fortifiedמְצֻרֽוֹת׃me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and in Benjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144.

11He also strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֖קvay.cha.ZekH2388the fortressesהַמְּצֻר֑וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694and putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414officersנְגִידִ֔יםne.gi.DimH5057in them and storesוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of foodמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978,oilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081and wineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12He putshieldsצִנּ֣וֹתtzi.NotH6793and spearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420in everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892and strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388them greatlyלְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דle.har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966.So he heldוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144.

13Moreover, the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320with him from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their districtsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

Jeroboam Appoints False Priests

14Forthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054landsH4054and their propertyוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272and cameוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, forJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had excludedהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186them from servingH3547as priestsמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15He setוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975up priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548of his own for the highלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,for the satyrsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163and for the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16Those from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who setהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824on seekingלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478followedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935them to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17They strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and supportedוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141,for they walkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010for threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141.

Rehoboam’s Family

18Then Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947as a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802Mahalathמָ֣חֲלַ֔תma.cha.LatH4258the daughterבַּתbenH1323of Jerimothיְרִימ֖וֹתye.ri.MotH3406the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732and ofAbihailאֲבִיהַ֕יִל'a.vi.Ha.yilH32the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448,

19and she boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121:Jeushיְע֥וּשׁye.'UshH3266,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָ֖הshe.mar.YahH8114and Zahamזָֽהַם׃Za.hamH2093.

20Afterוְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָve.'a.cha.Rei.haH310her he tookלָקַ֔חla.KachH3947Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him Abijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29,Attaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262,Zizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124and Shelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his otherwivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוu.Fi.lag.ShavH6370. Forhe had takenנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8083 H6240wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802and sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370and fatheredוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה'es.Rim u.she.mo.NahH6242 H8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

22Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601as headלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218and leaderלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among his brothersבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251, for he intendedto makeלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427him kingH4427.

23He actedH995wiselyH995and distributedH6555someH4480of his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughH6555allH3605the territoriesאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144to allH3605the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them foodהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.And he soughtוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995wivesנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802for them.

Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities

Jeroboam Appoints False Priests

Rehoboam’s Family

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